Industry News
Hazer's Japanese collaboration achieves first milestone
A pre-feasibility study has been successfully completed, including confirmed site location and strong project economics, for a Hazer Process plant to be built in Nagoya. [ + ]
ASI will continue to seek relief from Trump steel tariffs
ASI has said it will continue to work with the Australian Government to secure an exemption from the USA's global tariff on steel imports. [ + ]
Detmold Group to build new global HQ in Adelaide
Australian paper and board packaging company has announced it will build new global headquarters in Adelaide. [ + ]
Government awards $16.5 million in grants for defence manufacturing
The federal government has announced that grants have been awarded to more than 50 businesses across the country that provide priority defence capabilities. [ + ]
Drone Forge to deliver the first turnkey drone fleet in Australia
Drone Forge has launched a capital raise to accelerate development and commercialisation of a turnkey drone fleet to access Australian drone opportunities. [ + ]
AMRF signs MOU with Omron to support research and industry upskilling
The Advanced Manufacturing Readiness Facility in NSW will work with Omron's Proof of Concept Centres to promote innovation, technology exchange, and productivity improvements. [ + ]
Advantech introduces systems pre-configured with Ignition Edge
Advantech Australia has announced an alliance with Inductive Automation to introduce a series of panel PCs and box PCs with Ignition Edge software pre-installed. [ + ]
South32 to explore emission reductions in alumina refining
South32 has received funding from ARENA to undertake a pre-feasibility study of four investment options for partial steam electrification at its Worsley Alumina Refinery. [ + ]
Using AI to trace the origins of 3D-printed parts
Researchers in the US have discovered that 3D printers leave hidden ‘fingerprints’ that reveal part origins. [ + ]
Coca-Cola unveils its largest canning line in Brisbane
CCEP has invested $75 million to build what it says will be the largest and most efficient canning line in the company's network. [ + ]
Australia–Japan partnership showing a path to hydrogen leadership
Australia and Japan's top engineers show the way for a renewable hydrogen sector. [ + ]
CeMAT 2025 incorporates processing, packaging and more
Food and beverage processing and packaging professionals will be benefit from two new features being introduced at CeMAT Australia, to be held in Sydney from 22–24 July. [ + ]
WA Government investing $500 million to unlock industrial areas
The WA Government announced recently that it will invest half a billion dollars to develop the state's strategic industrial areas. [ + ]
Homegrown solar pioneer first to be funded for Solar Sunshot
Funding of up to $46 million will go to Australian company 5B to increase manufacturing capacity of its Maverick automated solar deployment system. [ + ]
Researchers show robots how to identify an object's properties through handling
With a new simulation method, robots can guess the weight, softness and other physical properties of an object just by picking it up. [ + ]
